Triple
T7601081
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Smellie |
E179983
|
entity |
| Predicate | wrote |
P2831
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Philosophy of Natural History
The Philosophy of Natural History is an 18th-century work that systematically explores the principles, methods, and classification of the natural world, reflecting early modern scientific and philosophical thought.
|
E674944
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: The Philosophy of Natural History | Statement: [William Smellie, wrote, The Philosophy of Natural History]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Philosophy of Natural History Context triple: [William Smellie, wrote, The Philosophy of Natural History]
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A.
On the Will in Nature
On the Will in Nature is a philosophical work by Arthur Schopenhauer that explores how his concept of the metaphysical will manifests in various domains of the natural sciences.
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B.
Philosophie zoologique
Philosophie zoologique is an 1809 work by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck that systematically presents his early evolutionary theory, including the inheritance of acquired characteristics and the idea of species transformation over time.
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C.
Darwin and Henslow: The Growth of an Idea
"Darwin and Henslow: The Growth of an Idea" is a historical and biographical work edited by Nora Barlow that explores Charles Darwin’s early scientific development and his relationship with his mentor John Stevens Henslow through their correspondence and related documents.
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D.
Ideas for a Philosophy of Nature
"Ideas for a Philosophy of Nature" is Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling’s early work in which he develops a speculative, Romantic-influenced philosophy of nature that complements and prepares the ground for his later System of Transcendental Idealism.
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E.
A First Lesson in Natural History
A First Lesson in Natural History is a 19th-century introductory science book that presents basic concepts of natural history in an accessible, educational format for young readers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: The Philosophy of Natural History Triple: [William Smellie, wrote, The Philosophy of Natural History]
Generated description
The Philosophy of Natural History is an 18th-century work that systematically explores the principles, methods, and classification of the natural world, reflecting early modern scientific and philosophical thought.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Philosophy of Natural History Target entity description: The Philosophy of Natural History is an 18th-century work that systematically explores the principles, methods, and classification of the natural world, reflecting early modern scientific and philosophical thought.
-
A.
On the Will in Nature
On the Will in Nature is a philosophical work by Arthur Schopenhauer that explores how his concept of the metaphysical will manifests in various domains of the natural sciences.
-
B.
Philosophie zoologique
Philosophie zoologique is an 1809 work by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck that systematically presents his early evolutionary theory, including the inheritance of acquired characteristics and the idea of species transformation over time.
-
C.
Darwin and Henslow: The Growth of an Idea
"Darwin and Henslow: The Growth of an Idea" is a historical and biographical work edited by Nora Barlow that explores Charles Darwin’s early scientific development and his relationship with his mentor John Stevens Henslow through their correspondence and related documents.
-
D.
Ideas for a Philosophy of Nature
"Ideas for a Philosophy of Nature" is Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling’s early work in which he develops a speculative, Romantic-influenced philosophy of nature that complements and prepares the ground for his later System of Transcendental Idealism.
-
E.
A First Lesson in Natural History
A First Lesson in Natural History is a 19th-century introductory science book that presents basic concepts of natural history in an accessible, educational format for young readers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69c69f3567008190ab01d2ca7b53584a |
completed | March 27, 2026, 3:16 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6f9d9c55c8190841f3bf3225c096a |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c861b0649c8190b374b5e81f8ba453 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 11:18 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c86211e4f88190b38bce6441e33b53 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 11:19 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c862bb95e881909a60608a5279238d |
completed | March 28, 2026, 11:22 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:53 p.m.